Everything You Should Know About Mumps

Kauvery Hospital

Learn all about mumps – its symptoms, causes, and prevention. Dr. Anne Prewina Gurushekar, Consultant Paediatrician, Kauvery Hospital Tirunelveli, explains what parents and caregivers need to know to keep children safe and healthy.

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00:00Recently, we will talk about mumps cases.

00:03So, what is mumps?

00:04Mumps is a viral infection in Tamil.

00:08How is it spread?

00:09If there is an infection in the patient,

00:11we will say that we have a droplet spread.

00:14So, it is spread.

00:16However, we can share a formides.

00:20So, what is mumps?

00:22It is a viral infection.

00:26So, for all viral infections,

00:28car chill,

00:29talavalli,

00:30uttivali,

00:31kardvalli,

00:32these symptoms are usually starting.

00:34So, what is a peculiar symptom?

00:36It is to affect the glands.

00:39Let's say that salivary glands.

00:40So, if it is in kardvalli,

00:42paratid gland,

00:44paratitis,

00:45that's the same thing.

00:46That's why we can affect the salivary glands.

00:48If you have one side,

00:50we can affect that week.

00:52This week is usually 5 days to 1 week.

00:55So, what are the complications of mumps?

00:57Sometimes, we can affect the pancreatitis,

01:00aseptic meningitis,

01:03aseptic meningitis,

01:04or the ovaries,

01:05or the boys,

01:06we can affect the testers.

01:07With these complications,

01:08we should be careful.

01:10So, what is treatment?

01:11So, usually, it is self-limiting.

01:12If you have fluids, rest,

01:15paracetamol, fever,

01:17but if you have complications,

01:19we can affect admission.

01:20Now, what should we do here?

01:22So, what should we do here?

01:23So, if you have fluids,

01:24there is a combination vaccine.

01:26MMR is a combination vaccine.

01:28MMR stands for

01:30Mumps, Mumps and Rubella.

01:31So, if you take this vaccine,

01:33there is an 80% chance

01:35that we can get fluids.

01:36So, if you take this vaccine,

01:38please take the time.

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